Year-end review: US imperialism at a crossroads, requiem for Europe

2025 came to a close in an atmosphere of anxiety: attack in preparation against Venezuela, looming danger of world war, threat of global economic collapse, soaring prices and an assault on hard-won freedoms in so-called democratic societies. 2025 is also another year of horror marked by the continuation in Palestine of a genocide announced in advance and committed in full view of the world. On the other hand, 2025 once